The political crisis in Arunachal Pradesh has deepened with a senior minister accusing Chief Minister Jarbom Gamlin of using hired gunmen to abduct him, a charge strongly denied by the latter.
A 4.8 magnitude quake, with its epicentre in Myanmar, shook some parts of northeast this evening, four days after a devastating tremor jolted the region and some other parts of the country.
The 6.8 magnitude quake has shaken the anticipation of a great tourist season this October in the Sikkim and Darjeeling Hills.
Passengers of the Kamakhya-Puri Express had a close shave after a powerful bomb was found from the train in lower Assam's Goalpara district, where another powerful bomb was also recovered from a house today, official sources said.
For the first time in the history of the United Liberation Front of Asom, someone as authoritative as its chairman, Arabinda Rajkhowa, admitted that it had been backed by Pakistani fundamentalists.
Sanjib Kr Baruah reports.
The land locked north eastern state of Manipur would be facing another week-long economic blockade on its road links from July 31 midnight till August 7 midnight.
The General Court Martial (GCM), which convicted former 33 Corps Commander Lt. Gen. P.K. Rath in the Sukna land scam in West Bengal, will reassemble Monday at the 58 Gorkha Training Centre in Meghalaya.
A team of National Investigative Agency (NIA) have arrived in Manipur to investigate cases of various insurgency-related crimes and extortion from general public and officials by various militant outfits.
Marking the third death anniversary of Field Marshal S H F J Manekshaw, a solemn wreath laying ceremony was held at the Sam Bahadur Memorial located at 58 Gorkha Training Centre here.
Two militants were killed and some powerful weapons and explosives recovered during a gunfight with a joint team of Meghalaya Police and Army in the state's East Garo Hills district early today.
The Arunachal Pradesh government has ordered a high-level probe to ascertain the authenticity of a letter issued by NSCN(K) asking all the legislators of Tirap and Changlang districts to withdraw support from the ministry.
In January 1992, the leadership of the United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa), led by chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, converged in western Assam’s Nalbari to discuss farewell to arms.
Former BJP president Venkaiah Naidu said here on Monday that governors should be appointed on the basis of the recommendations of the Justice Sarkaria Commission.
A powerful improvised explosive device was recovered under a road culvert near Orang National Park here in Sonitpur district, police said today.
People in northeast India defied calls by separatist rebels to boycott Republic Day and joined the celebrations across the region amid a strike called by the militants toda, officials said.